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Regaining hope on the Tibetan Plateau
In Dingri County, high on the Tibetan Plateau where the mountains touch the sky, the early mornings in March are still chilly. Overhead, prayer flags flutter against the pale blue sky. In the town centre, rows of blue tents marked with “emergency relief” in Tibetan script stand firm against the gusts. Just a short...
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Quality, child-friendly education, for every child
2024 was also a year of expansion for UNICEF’s education programmes.UNICEF’s community-based family support and responsive care model for children aged 0-6 is being replicated in 13 provinces, with funding from local governments and UNICEF partners.In 2024 UNICEF also continued to help the government make educatio...
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Working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
South-South Cooperation – the exchange of knowledge, solutions, know-how and resources – can accelerate the progress of developing countries towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for children, reduce inequities, and safeguard the rights of vulnerablechildren.2024 was a record year for mobilizing fund...
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Child-sensitive, evidence-based social policy
In 2024 UNICEF supported the development of policies that are gender sensitive and attuned to the needs of the most vulnerable children.Following UNICEF’s support on the “cash plus” social assistance model, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance issued guidelines for scaling up the approach. Thi...
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Protection from violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect
In 2024 UNICEF expanded its work to keep children safe from violence and neglect by strengthening child protection systems with prevention and response services.UNICEF significantly expanded the reach of its programme to improve integrated child protection services, which were provided to over 171,000 vulnerable c...
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Health, nutrition and environment, for every child
2024 was a year of expansion for UNICEF-supported health and nutrition services for children across China.More than 2.65 million children and caregivers, especially in communities in western China, have access to high-quality health care services supported by UNICEF – up from 1.1 million in 2023. More than 72,000 ...
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Expanding Progress for Children in China and Beyond
Building on over 40 years of cooperation with the Government of China, in 2024 UNICEF continued to work towards realizing the rights of the world’s second largest child population, who make up approximately 13 per cent of the world’s children. UNICEF worked with 29 partners across 31 provinces, autonomous regions ...
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UNICEF China Social Policy Newsletter - March 2025
This newsletter by UNICEF China highlights the latest global research on key issues affecting children. It also showcases international best practices, lessons learned in policy, and updates on UNICEF’s work, along with policy recommendations for China.The first issue focuses on child benefits — what they are, why...
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UN Women and UNICEF call for responsible advertising that advances gender equality and children’s development
Beijing, 20 March 2025, – Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+30), UN Women and UNICEF have launched a new report, Content Analysis of Gender Representation in Advertising in China . The report examines how advertising portrays women, men, girls and boys, and the impact of this on children’s perceptions and…, About UN Women, UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender ...
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Content Analysis of Gender Representation in Advertising in China
Media and advertising play a crucial role in shaping children's and adolescents' perceptions of the world. Promoting positive gender socialization in advertising means ensuring that the content they consume fosters inclusive and diverse social norms, rather than reinforcing harmful stereotypes that can negatively ...
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Urgent task to protect children in conflicts
By almost every measure, 2024 was one of the worst years on record for children living in conflict zones in UNICEF's history. More than one in every six children globally now live in areas affected by conflict, and are forced to face unthinkable violations. Unfortunately, 2025 does not look much better for children. Children do not start wars but…
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China EXIM and UNICEF agree to support vulnerable children in Nigeria with life-saving services
BEIJING, 11 February 2025, – The Export and Import Bank of China (China EXIM) and UNICEF today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on essential services for the wellbeing of children in Nigeria. This is the first such partnership agreement between UNICEF and a China-based financial institutio...